Tom Abernethy Profile: Information, Highlights and Stats with the Lakers

Lakers players: Tom Abernethy basketball profile with complete information including full name, position, height, weight, years as a Laker, career stats, NBA titles won and more.

Tom Abernethy Profile

NBA Career:
Seasons Games Titles
NBA 5 Season
319
Playoffs
13		 NBA Titles0
Points Rebounds Assists
Season 5.6 3.2 1.2
Playoffs 5.2 3.2 1.8

Lakers Career:
Seasons Games Titles
LAL 2 Season
143
Playoffs
13		 NBA Trophy0
Points Rebounds Assists
Season 6.5 3.9 1.4
Playoffs 5.2 3.2 1.8

* Stats updated on Jun 23, 2025 *

Full Name: Thomas Craig Abernethy
Position: Forward
Jersey Number: 5 (Lakers, Warriors, Pacers)
Height: 6-7 / 2.01 mt
Weight: 220 lbs / 100 kg
Nickname: -
All-Star: none
Born: May 06, 1954 in South Bend, Indiana, USA
High-School: Saint Joseph in South Bend, Indiana
College: Indiana University
Drafted: by the Los Angeles Lakers with No. 43 overall pick, in round 3 of the 1976 NBA Draft
NBA Teams: Los Angeles Lakers, 1976-77 to 1977-78
Golden State Warriors, 1978-79 to 1980-81
Indiana Pacers, 1980-81
Lakers Seasons: 1976-77 to 1977-78

Tom Abernethy in Lakers History - Timeline

Tom Abernethy

1949
2025
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Tom Abernethy Highlights

NBA Championships Details:
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Career Totals:
Points Rebounds Assists
Season 1,779 1,011 384
Playoffs 68 42 23

Tom Abernethy Career Stats

Season by season statistics including his numbers with the Lakers.

Season Stats:

Season
 Team Gm GS Min FG% 3P% FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
1976-77Lakers70 19.7 .484 .754 1.6 2.5 4.2 1.4 0.7 0.1 1.7 6.3
1977-78Lakers73 18.0 .498 .820 1.4 2.2 3.6 1.4 0.8 0.3 0.7 1.7 6.8
1978-79Warriors70 17.4 .515 .745 1.1 2.0 3.1 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.5 1.9 6.0
1979-80Warriors67 18.2 .481 .000 .683 0.9 1.9 2.9 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.6 1.8 5.4
1980-81combined teams39 7.6 .424 .000 .591 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.9 1.6
1980-81Warriors10 3.9 .333 - .667 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.4
1980-81Pacers29 8.9 .429 .000 .579 0.7 0.7 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.0 2.0
Career: 319 17.0 .492 .000 .747 1.2 2.0 3.2 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.5 1.6 5.6

Playoffs Stats:
Playoffs Team Gm Min FG% 3P% FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
1977Lakers11 19.5 .420 .815 1.1 2.5 3.6 2.0 0.6 0.2 1.5 5.8
1978Lakers2 6.0 .250 1.000 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0
Career: 13 17.4 .407 - .828 1.1 2.2 3.2 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.0 1.4 5.2

* Stats updated on Jun 23, 2025 *

More Information: Links
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Tom Abernethy Profile and Stats at Land of Basketball...
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Tom Abernethy biography at Wikipedia...
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